Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-01
The nativity of % livinc me bers of the |,


! present home of representatives at Ian
sing is as follows; Michigan 80, New York
81, Ohio IA, Massachusetts, 2, Canada 10
England 3, Ireland 8, Germany 2, New
Brunswick ., and one each from Rhod,
Island, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Indiana
Tennessee, Mississippi Scotland, Switzer
land and Sweden. There are 20 native,
born in America and % from abroad.
Joseph Aslin now living with his son-in
law, Chas Louisgnaw, at st. Helena
island, is no doubt, the oldest citizen In
the state. Mr. Asln came to Mackina6
Island in the year 1872 from Canada, and
lie was then 30 years of age. On the 25th
of the present month he will be ll5 years
Of age He worked for the American fun
company twenty-five years. He enjoys
good health and his memory is good, but
he is very deaf.
The state spiritualists at their annual
meeting in Grand Rapids adopted a reso
luton asking the legislature TO pass the
act now before them giving municipal suf
frage TO women and strongly favoring the
adoption of the prohibitory amendment
Officers were elected as follows: President
Giles b. Stebbins, Detroit; ice-president,
DR.. w. o. Knowles, Grand Rapids; secre-
tary, Mrs. +. NJ. Spinny, Ypsilanti
treasurer Mrs. r. a. Shaffer, South
Haven.
The fast express west on the Michigan
Central the other afternoon, struck and in
stanty killed Mrs. Dennis Warner in Dex-
ter. Mrs Warner was crossing the track
with her husband who was a little in ad
vance and crossed the track before the en-
CINE reached them. His motioning TO her
to stay back until the train passed was
evidently mistaken. As she nearly cleared
the track the locomotive caught her cloth
ing and the fire box struck her head, send
her from the track. The back part of her
skull was crushed in. She was about IS
years of age, and was, with her husba nd
among the pioneers of Dexter.
DR.. Henry Baker, secretary of the state
board of health, has received letter from
Geo. NJ. Sterberg Major and Surgeon, U.
:. A., and President A. Z III. A, at Balti-
more, congratulating him upon the pro
posed establi- hment of laboratory of
hygiene at the state university, and pay
ing the following compliment TO DR.
Vaughn II should expect grand results
from such a laboratory, properly equipped
and supported, especially if it should be
placed under the charge of our esteemed
conferere, DR.. Vaughn. whose work has
laready attracted the attention of SAM
tarians in this country and in Europe"
A stock barn belonging TO WIN. Hacket
Of Tittabawassee township, Saginaw
county, was destroyed by fire the other
morning with its contents, including fif-
teen grade Holstein mich cows, and fiji
teen /, , and 3-year-old steers; also fifteen
Shropshire sheep, worth from SIS TO $50
per head and ten tons Of hay. Also a
barn 35x75 feet containing farm imple
ments and some grain, and corn barn
Mr. Hacket places his loss at 81, 900. Only
one animal in the barn escaped. But for
the favorable direction of the wind two
other barns and Mr.. Jackets house would
have been burned There is an insurance
of only -, 100. The fire was the work OF. an
incendiary. and Thomas and Edward
Hamilton have been arrested on suspicion.
June X. Kimnia of Aichi-Ken, Japan, a
student in the university, was married
few evenings since TO Mary NJ. Gallagher
of East Saginaw. The groom is bright
faced intelligent japanese, under medium
size fluent English speaker, and son of a
former royal physician. He is a good
student, but not in favor with the other
Japanese in Ann Arbor The courtship
lasted some time. The bride went there
with relative who was beins treated at
the hospital where she met Kimnia, who
is senior medical student. The relative
died Only a few of the brides friends
were present at the marriage. Kimnia has
been in this country six years and will be
graduated in June, when he returns to
Japan with his bride. He will have aposi-
ton in the japanese army. Kimnia is sup
posed 20 lie the only japanese mason in
this country, having been recently initial
ed into the blue lodge.